Hermann Hesse, whose story and life in in Ticino is featured in the film, was a German writer who inspired the Flower Power movement, notably also people like George Harrison and Patti Smith.
The film was shot using an iPhone by the cinematographer Yawen Schindhelm-Yeo, but an unusual choice was made to involve the protagonists in co-creating the film. Interviewees were given control of the camera at point, granting them unprecedented control over their own creative self-expression and the power to portray their realities and spaces the way they saw fit.
The house that is shown several times in the film is the actual one where the founders of the Dada movement - Emmy Hennings and Hugo Ball - spent most of their time.
The film's composer Jürg Kienberger also appears in the documentary. The pieces he performs were recorded live and include his original compositions. A well-known performer in the German-speaking world, Kienberger has contributed music to over 125 productions and performs mostly live. His family owns the famed Hotel Waldhaus Sils-Maria.